Calendar Girl (1993)

Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.

Director:

John Whitesell

Writer:

Paul W. Shapiro

Stars:

Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, Jerry O'Connell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Priestley	...	Roy Darpinian
Gabriel Olds	...	Ned Bleuer
Jerry O'Connell	...	Scott Foreman
Joe Pantoliano	...	Harvey Darpinian
Steve Railsback	...	Roy's Father
Kurt Fuller	...	Arturo Gallo
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Antonio Gallo
Emily Warfield	...	Becky O'Brien
Michael Quill	...	Photographer
Leslie Wing	...	Ned's Mother
Blake McIver Ewing	...	6-Year-Old Ned
Michael David Kaye	...	6-Year-Old Scott
Sean Fitzgerald	...	6-Year-Old Roy
Maggie Simman	...	6-Year-Old Becky
Elizabeth Quill	...	Howdy Doody Mom

Storyline

Like many adolescent boys, Roy Darpinian had the hots for movie divas, and one in particular was his wet dream as half of America's in the 1950s: Marilyn Monroe. The difference is, one summer holiday he actually decided to enlist his spineless buddies, Scott Foreman and Ned Bleuer, to actually drive all the way to Hollywood and make as many desperate attempts as it takes to meet her or get arrested trying, and no setback or embarrassment (even publicly bare-ass) can stop or distract him. Against all odds, he finally even got a chance to help her...

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Plot Keywords:

summer | hollywood | dream | buddy | hair dye | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for nudity, drug content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

La chica del calendario

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,802,688, 6 September 1993, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$2,570,145

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parkway Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Straight to video in the UK.

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Goofs

When the boys go to Uncle Harvey's house and the girls put the lei's on the boys, Jason Priestly's changes from white to yellow and then back to white again as they move through the scene.

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Connections

Features Something's Got to Give (1962)

User Reviews

My Heart's In A Whirl

Despite this film getting its title from Neil Sedaka's hit song from the early Sixties, Calendar Girl which does take place at that time is about three teen males with raging hormones wanting to meet that ultimate of Calendar Girls, Marilyn Monroe. If you remember Marilyn did the ultimate calendar photos back before these kids reached puberty, but they do discover here and she kind of brings the male out in all three of them.

Anyway our three teens are Jason Priestley, Jerry O'Connell, and Gabriel Olds who decide to take a trip to Hollywood to meet the girl of their wet dreams. Interesting they chose Marilyn, back then which was when I was that age, your typical heterosexual budding teen male fantasized more about Annette Funnicello than Marilyn Monroe. But these kids certainly had mature tastes.

Olds narrates the film which is seen through his character eyes and frankly when you come right down to it, it's about stalking. Of course the term hadn't been invented yet. But now a film star of the magnitude of Marilyn Monroe would not be so accommodating. We've heard real stories about people like Brad Pitt and David Letterman dealing with stalking fans.

Still it's a harmless teenage comedy and will no doubt please the fans of the leads.